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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/regulatory-enforcement-and-sanctions-act-2008/schedule-4A/paragraph-6",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2008/13",
  "legislation_title": "Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/regulatory-enforcement-and-sanctions-act-2008",
  "path": "schedule/4A/paragraph/6",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) Before determining a reference under this Schedule, the Secretary of State—\n(a) must consult any relevant regulator, where appropriate, and\n(b) may consult other persons.\n(2) In sub-paragraph (1)(a), “relevant regulator” means a person who has regulatory functions which relate to the matter to which the determination relates.\n(3) But a person is not a “relevant regulator” within the meaning of sub-paragraph (1)(a) if—\n(a) the person is a qualifying regulator, and\n(b) the partnership function pursuant to which the proposed enforcement action would be taken is a relevant function of the person.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 4A substituted (4.5.2016 for specified purposes, 1.10.2017 in so far as not already in force) by Enterprise Act 2016 (c. 12), s. 44(1)(c), Sch. 3; S.I. 2017/473, reg. 3(b)"
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}